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Climate and weather

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The weather is...

a)

what it is like over a long period of time.

b)

what it is like today.

c)

when you use an umbrella.

d)

where you go out to play.

2.

The climate is...

a)

what it is like today.

b)

what it is like over a long time.

c)

what you wear to go to a party

d)

when you go to the park.

3.
Climate or Weather?
New Hampshire recorded 12 inches of snow yesterday.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
4.
The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false? 
a)

True

b)

False

5.

What do you think will happen to a water puddle when the sun comes out and it gets warmer? 

a)

The water will turn into a gas. and the puddle will get smaller

b)

The water will turn into a solid and freeze

c)

The water will turn into a liquid and the puddle will get bigger.

d)

it will rain.

6.

Which of these affects the type of animals that can live there?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

if there are any shops

d)

busy roads

7.
We can expect rain on Tuesday.
a)

This is weather

b)

This is climate

c)

This is a hard question

d)

This is atmosphere.

8.

Which climate zone is #1?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

9.

What zone is the equator in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

d)

Tundra

10.

Which zone only has two seasons?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert

11.

Which zone has over half of all the plant and animal species in the world living in it?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

d)

Desert

12.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
13.

What latitude lines do you know?

a)

Ecuador and Bolivia

b)

Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, Artic and Antartic circles

c)

Equator and tropics

d)

Equator

14.

How many seasons exist in the tropic zone?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Where are the warmest climate zones on Earth? (Tropical)

a)

In the middle of Earth (equator)

b)

At the poles of the Earth

(North and South pole)

16.

What is the equator?

a)

The North Pole

b)

An imaginary line that goes through the middle of the Earth

c)

an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole

d)

Malaysia

17.

What is true about arid or desert climates?

a)

They are always hot

b)

They can be hot during the day and cold at night

c)

They are cold in the day and hot at night

d)

They are always cold

18.

Which zone was your favorite to learn about?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert